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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Economic Life and Industries.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the medicine man refer to the railway coming to Africa?
(a) The steel caterpillar.
(b) The iron dragon.
(c) The iron snake.
(d) The big noise.

2. What united people in Africa against Western influence, above all against Great Britain and the United States?
(a) The mismanagement of the "Chinese incident."
(b) The interference of Great Britain and the US.
(c) The arrogance of Great Britain and the US.
(d) The intolerance shown by Great Britain and the US.

3. A man who owns a hut is referred to as __________.
(a) An elder.
(b) A father.
(c) A wealthy man.
(d) A married man.

4. What is the approximate population of the Gikuyu country?
(a) One million.
(b) A half a million.
(c) Two million.
(d) One and a half million.

5. As a member of the warrior class, with what other tribe's warfare methods did Kenyatta become acquainted?
(a) The Tigoni.
(b) The Mogani.
(c) The Mau Mau.
(d) The Masai.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Gikuyu lose most of their lands?

2. To whom does Kenyatta write that he is indebted to concerning technical advice on anthropological points?

3. Where was the resting place of the Divider of the Universe, the creator of the Gikuyu tribe?

4. How many of the Gikuyu live as squatters on farms on European land?

5. What is the mbari or nyomba?

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